The PACE Awards
The Property Management Association’s Apartment Community Excellence Awards recognizes excellence in multifamily management.
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PACE enables property management professionals to “strut their stuff,” recognize their team members and show firsthand their management prowess.
PMA has established criteria that will only honor truly exceptional properties, and only one award will be presented in each category.
Property teams and management companies participating in PACE receive multiple benefits, including:
- Teambuilding: Entering the PACE Awards provides a huge shot of adrenaline to your onsite team. It sends a message that you appreciate their efforts and believe that their performance is award-worthy. Few, if any, property management programs can boost morale and improve performance more than participating in PACE.
- Increase occupancies: PMA will develop a case study of each winner that showcases why the community was honored. Winners’ profiles will appear on PMA’s website. Winners can also use profile in their advertising, social media and on their websites to help drive prospective residents to their communities.
- Benchmarking excellence: PACE will establish benchmarks for excellence in property management that can be used by all participants to improve the quality of management service provided to residents and owners. If the minimum standard for an award category is not reached, an award is not be presented in that category.
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Learn More About the PACE Judges
View Past PACE Award Winners
PACE Awards Winner: Best in Show
Awarded to the community with the highest overall score, this top honor is open to all category winners, celebrating the most outstanding achievement across all entries.
PACE Awards Winners: Senior Communities
PMA designates senior communities as those intended for residents aged 55 and older, with at least 75% of residents meeting this age requirement. This category includes affordable, market-rate, and mixed-income communities, along with a "Vintage" sub-category for properties built before 1990, celebrating communities with enduring character. Additionally, judges may present a Judge’s Choice Award to a community that stands out for its exceptional qualities, recognizing properties that make a remarkable impression beyond scoring criteria.
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Linden Park301 McMechen Street
Baltimore, MD 212172024 Vintage Senior – MD ($1,000 – $1,799) -
Willow Manor at Fairland13605 Robey Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904-48102024 Senior – MD ($1,400 - $1,799) -
Covenant Village
18889 Waring Station Rd
Germantown, MD 208742024 Judge’s Choice: Senior – MD ($1,400 - $1,799) -
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Evergreen House Apartments
6925 Columbia Pike
Annandale, VA 220032024 Vintage Senior – VA – ($1,100+) -
PACE Awards Winners: Affordable Communities
This category recognizes communities participating in government-funded, insured, or sponsored programs that provide below-market-rate rents for at least 75% of their units, ensuring housing affordability and accessibility. Included within this category is a "Vintage" sub-category for properties built before 1990, celebrating established communities with historic charm. Additionally, judges may present a Judge’s Choice Award to a community that particularly impresses them, honoring properties that demonstrate exceptional qualities and impact beyond standard evaluation criteria.
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The Berkshire
4201 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 200162024 Vintage Affordable – DC ($1,900+) -
Rise at Temple Courts
2 L Street Northwest
Washington, DC 200012024 Affordable – DC ($1,700+) -
The Ethel
1900 C Street Southeast
Washington, DC 20003-25372024 Judge’s Choice: Affordable – DC ($1,700+) -
Margaux4050 Garden City Drive
Hyattsville, MD 20785-23682024 Affordable – MD ($1,500+) -
Cedar Ridge Apts
1601 Becontree Lane
Reston, VA 201902024 Vintage Affordable – VA ($1,100+) -
Queens Court1615 18th Street North
Arlington, VA 222092024 Affordable – VA ($1,300 - $1,799) -
Dulles Center I & II2410 Little Current Drive
Herndon, VA 201712024 Affordable – VA ($1,800+)
PACE Award Winners: Market-Rate Communities
This category is for stabilized communities where at least 75% of units are rented at prevailing, market-driven rates, offering housing without government subsidies or rent controls. Within this category, the "Vintage" sub-category highlights communities built before 1990, celebrating properties with long-standing appeal and historical character. Judges may also select a Judge’s Choice Award recipient from this category, honoring a community that demonstrates outstanding quality or unique attributes that leave a lasting impression.
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âme at Meridian Hill2601 16th Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20009-42012024 Vintage Market Rate – DC ($2,100+) -
Vesta Parkside
750 Kenilworth Terrace Northeast
Washington, DC 200192024 Market Rate – DC ($1,800 - $2,099) -
Verge
1800 Half Street Southwest
Washington, DC 200242024 Market Rate – DC ($2,100 - $2,399) -
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The Channel950 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 200242024 Market Rate – DC ($2,600 - $2,799) -
Novel South Capitol2 I St SE
Washington, DC 200032024 Market Rate – DC ($2,800 - $3,199) -
1331
1331 Maryland Avenue Southwest
Washington, DC 20024
United States2024 Market Rate – DC ($3,200+) -
Parke Laurel Apts.
13178 Larchdale Road
Laurel, MD 207082024 Vintage Market Rate – MD ($1,300 - $1,599) -
Twin Towers Apartments
1110 Fidler Lane Apt 218
Silver Spring, MD 209102024 Vintage Market Rate – MD ($1,600 - $1,799) -
Glen Oaks Apartments
7509 Mandan Rd Suite 104
Greenbelt, MD 207702024 Vintage Market Rate – MD ($1,800+) -
The Remy Apartments
7730 Harkins Rd
Lanham, MD 207062024 Market Rate – MD ($1,600 -$2,199) -
East of Market
100 Hollins Drive
Frederick, MD 217012024 Market Rate – MD ($2,200 - $2,299) -
Annapolis Bay721 South Cherry Grove Avenue
Annapolis, MD 214012024 Judge’s Choice: Market Rate – MD ($2,200 - $2,299) -
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Rolling Brook Village1723 Long Shadows Court
Woodbridge, VA 221922024 Vintage Market Rate – VA ($1,700 - $1,899) -
Tysons View
2206 Pimmit Run Lane
Falls Church, VA 220432024 Vintage Market Rate – VA ($1,900 - $2,049) -
Monticello-Lee620 Jefferson Street
Alexandria, VA 223142024 Judge’s Choice: Vintage Market Rate – VA ($1,900 - $2,049) -
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Park at Arlington Ridge1800 South 26th Street
Arlington, VA 222062024 Vintage Market Rate – VA ($2,050 - $2,099) -
The Elms at Centreville
13840 Braddock Springs Road
Centreville, VA 201212024 Vintage Market Rate – VA ($2,100 - $2,199) -
The Elms at Oakton
3223 Arrowhead Circle
Fairfax, VA 220302024 Judge’s Choice: Vintage Market Rate – VA ($2,100 - $2,199) -
Village at Potomac Falls20576 Idle Brook Terrace
Sterling, VA 201652024 Vintage Market Rate – VA ($2,300 - $2,499) -
The Elms at Kingstowne
6008 Rock Cliff Lane
Alexandria, VA 223152024 Judge’s Choice: Vintage Market Rate – VA ($2,300 - $2,499) -
Crystal Towers Apartments
1600 S Eads Street
Arlington, VA 222022024 Vintage Market Rate – VA ($2,500+) -
Crystal Square Apartments
1515 Richmond Highway
Arlington, VA 22202-3314
United States2024 Judge’s Choice: Vintage Market Rate – VA ($2,500+) -
The Elms at Signal Hill Station
8825 Peregrine Heights Road
Manassas, VA 201112024 Market Rate – VA ($1,700 - $2,099) -
Halstead Square - Lotus & Lofts
2729 Merrilee Drive
Fairfax, VA 220312024 Market Rate – VA ($2,100 - $2,249) -
The Point at Ridgeline
13280 Woodland Park Road
Herndon, VA 201712024 Judge’s Choice: Market Rate – VA ($2,250 - $2,349) -
The Point at Monroe Place
2300 Woodland Crossing Drive
Herndon, VA 20171-58922024 Judge’s Choice: Market Rate – VA ($2,250 - $2,349) -
Makers Rise
2311 Dulles Station Boulevard
Herndon, VA 20171-68022024 Market Rate – VA ($2,350 - $2,399) -
Discovery Square13720 Atlantis Street
Herndon, VA 201712024 Market Rate – VA ($2,400 - $2,449) -
The Heights at Goose Creek
42785 Generation Drive
Brambleton, VA 201482024 Market Rate – VA ($2,450 - $2,499) -
Brentford at the Mile
7970 Maitland Street
Tysons, VA 221022024 Market Rate – VA ($2,500 - $2,699) -
Vyne One Loudoun44819 Atwater Drive
Ashburn, VA 201472024 Judge’s Choice: Market Rate – VA ($2,500 - $2,699) -
The Acadia at Metropolitan Park
575 12th Road South
Arlington, VA 22202-74192024 Market Rate – VA ($2,700 - $2,999) -
2001 Clarendon Boulevard
2001 Clarendon Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201-2903
United States2024 Market Rate – VA ($3,400+)
PACE Awards Winners: Lease-Up Communities
This category features communities that are newly opened—less than one year old—or still in the lease-up phase, working toward full occupancy and stabilization.
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RiverPoint Apartments2121 First Street Southwest
Washington, DC 200242024 Lease-Up – DC ($1,800+) -
Upper East Apartments
1601 Pinder Street
Frederick, MD 217042024 Lease-Up – MD ($1,400+) -
Modera Clarendon
3415 Washington Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201-45522024 Lease-Up – VA: ($2,600+)
PACE Awards Winners: Distinguished Communities
Communities that score 90% or higher but do not win their category will be recognized as a Distinguished Community.
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Annapolis Bay721 South Cherry Grove Avenue
Annapolis, MD 214012024 Distinguished Communities -
Pearson Square Apartments410 South Maple Avenue
Falls Church, VA 220462024 Distinguished Communities -
The Elms at Kingstowne
6008 Rock Cliff Lane
Alexandria, VA 223152024 Distinguished Communities -
The Elms at Oakton
3223 Arrowhead Circle
Fairfax, VA 220302024 Distinguished Communities -
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Woodmore Grand1931 Grand Way Boulevard
Bowie, MD 20721-18992024 Distinguished Communities -
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